Dera Bassi Tehsil - S.A.S Nagar, Punjab

Dera Bassi is an administrative tehsil in the S.A.S Nagar district of Punjab, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dera Bassi is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Dappar, while the nearest airport is Chandigarh Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 14.4 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 389 km², including 320.17 km² rural area and 68.45 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 872 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dera Bassi Tehsil

Dera Bassi Tehsil has a total of 152 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adda Jhungian 295	Urban	Not applicable
2	Aganpur	Rural	Aganpur
3	Alamgir	Urban	Not applicable
4	Ambchapa	Rural	Ambchapa
5	Amlala	Rural	Amlala
6	Bahadargarh	Rural	Bahadurgarh
7	Bahori	Rural	Bohra
8	Bair Majra	Rural	Bair Majra
9	Bakarpur	Urban	Not applicable
10	Bakarpur	Rural	Bakkarpur
11	Balopur	Rural	Ballopur
12	Baltana	Urban	Not applicable
13	Barana	Rural	Barana
14	Baroli	Rural	Baroli
15	Bartana	Rural	Bartana
16	Basouli	Rural	Basauli
17	Batouli	Rural	Batoli
18	Beer Peer Muchala (53/1)	Urban	Not applicable
19	Behra	Rural	Behra
20	Behra	Rural	Bohra
21	Bhabhat	Urban	Not applicable
22	Bhagsi	Rural	Bhagsi
23	Bhagwanpur	Rural	Bhagwanpur
24	Bhagwasi	Rural	Bhagwasi
25	Bhankarpur (Ct)	Rural	Trivedi Camp
26	Bhukri	Rural	Bukhri
27	Bijanpur	Rural	Bijanpur
28	Bir Bakarpur (16/1)	Urban	Not applicable
29	Bir Chatt	Urban	Not applicable
30	Bir Dandrala (8/1)	Urban	Not applicable
31	Bir Kheri (6/1)	Rural	Kheri Gujjaran
32	Bishan Garh	Urban	Not applicable
33	Bishanpura	Urban	Not applicable
34	Chachroli	Rural	Jolla Kalan
35	Chandiala	Rural	Chadiala
36	Chaundheri	Urban	Not applicable
37	Chhat	Urban	Not applicable
38	Daffarpur	Rural	Guru Nanak Colony
39	Dandrala	Urban	Not applicable
40	Dangdehra	Rural	Dangdehra
41	Daper (Ct)	Urban	Not applicable
42	Dehar	Urban	Not applicable
43	Devinagar	Urban	Not applicable
44	Dhakoli	Urban	Not applicable
45	Dhanauni	Urban	Not applicable
46	Dharamgarh	Rural	Dharamgarh
47	Dhiremajra	Rural	Dhiremajra
48	Dialpura	Urban	Not applicable
49	Doshpur	Rural	Handesra
50	Fatehpur	Rural	Fatehpur
51	Fatehpur Jattan	Rural	Fatehpur Jattan
52	Gajipur	Urban	Not applicable
53	Gholu Majra	Urban	Not applicable
54	Gulabgarh	Urban	Not applicable
55	Haibatpur	Rural	Habatpur
56	Handesra	Rural	Handesra
57	Haripur	Rural	Bhagsi
58	Haripur Hindua	Rural	Haripur Hinduan
59	Haripur Kuran	Urban	Not applicable
60	Hassanpur	Urban	Not applicable
61	Himmat Garh	Urban	Not applicable
62	Humayunpur	Rural	Hamaounpur
63	Ibrahimpur	Rural	Ibhrehmpur
64	Isapur	Urban	Not applicable
65	Issapur	Rural	Issapur
66	Jagadhri	Urban	Not applicable
67	Jalalpur	Urban	Not applicable
68	Jandli	Rural	Jandli
69	Janetpur	Urban	Not applicable
70	Jangipur	Urban	Not applicable
71	Jarout	Rural	Jarrout
72	Jastna Khurd	Rural	Jastana Khurd
73	Jastnakalan	Rural	Jastana Kalan
74	Jawaharpur	Rural	Jawaharpur
75	Jharmari	Rural	Jharmari
76	Jhuansa	Rural	Jhawansan
77	Jodhpur	Rural	Jodhpur
78	Joulan Kalan	Rural	Jolla Kalan
79	Joulan Khurd	Rural	Jola Khurad
80	Jouli	Rural	Jeoli
81	Kakrali	Rural	Kakrali
82	Karkour	Rural	Karkaur
83	Kasba Bassi (15/1)	Urban	Not applicable
84	Kasouli	Rural	Kasauli
85	Kauli Majra	Urban	Not applicable
86	Khelan	Rural	Khelan
87	Kheri	Rural	Kheri
88	Kheri Gujjran	Rural	Kheri Gujjaran
89	Kheri Jattan	Rural	Kheri Jattan
90	Kishanpura	Urban	Not applicable
91	Kishanpura	Urban	Not applicable
92	Kuran Wala	Rural	Kurranwala
93	Kurli	Rural	Kurli
94	Lalru (Ct)	Urban	Not applicable
95	Lehli	Urban	Not applicable
96	Lohgarh	Urban	Not applicable
97	Madhopur	Urban	Not applicable
98	Mahiwala	Urban	Not applicable
99	Malakpur	Rural	Malakpur
100	Malan	Rural	Malan
101	Mandi	Rural	Mandi
102	Meerpura	Rural	Mirpur
103	Mehmadpur	Urban	Not applicable
104	Mianpur	Rural	Mianpur
105	Mirpur (Ct)	Urban	Not applicable
106	Morthikri	Rural	Morthikri
107	Mothanwali	Urban	Not applicable
108	Mubarakpur	Urban	Not applicable
109	Mukandpur	Rural	Mukandpur
110	Musepur	Rural	Toganpur
111	Nabha	Urban	Not applicable
112	Nagla	Rural	Nagla (H)
113	Nagla	Urban	Not applicable
114	Naraingarh	Rural	Narain Garh
115	Nimbua	Rural	Nimbua
116	Pandwala	Rural	Pandwala
117	Paragpur	Rural	Pragpur
118	Peer Muchela	Urban	Not applicable
119	Punsar	Rural	Punsar
120	Ramgarh Bhudda	Urban	Not applicable
121	Ramgarh Rurki	Rural	Ramgarh Rurki
122	Rampur Bahal	Rural	Rampur Behal
123	Rampur Sainian	Rural	Rampur Sanian
124	Ranimajra	Rural	Rani Majra
125	Rjapur	Rural	Rajapur
126	Rouni	Urban	Not applicable
127	Sadhanpur	Rural	Sadhanpur
128	Sadhemajra	Urban	Not applicable
129	Saidpura	Urban	Not applicable
130	Samal Heri	Urban	Not applicable
131	Samgoli	Rural	Samgoli
132	Sanauli	Urban	Not applicable
133	Sangondh	Rural	Samgoli
134	Sangotha	Rural	Sangotha
135	Sarangpur	Rural	Sarangpur
136	Sarsini	Rural	Sarsini
137	Satabgarh	Rural	Sitabgarh
138	Satabgarh	Urban	Not applicable
139	Satarpur	Rural	Sitarpur
140	Seehpur	Rural	Sihnpur
141	Seoli	Rural	Seoli
142	Shekhpur Kalan	Rural	Sekhpura Kalan
143	Shekhpura Khurd	Urban	Not applicable
144	Singhpura	Urban	Not applicable
145	Sundran	Rural	Sundran
146	Tardak	Rural	Tarrak
147	Tasimbli	Rural	Tasimbly
148	Tiwana	Rural	Tiwana
149	Tofanpur	Rural	Toffanpur
150	Toganpur	Rural	Toganpur
151	Untala	Rural	Untala
152	Zirakpur	Urban	Not applicable

Population of Dera Bassi Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Dera Bassi Tehsil has a total population of 3,40,490 people, consisting of 1,81,826 males and 1,58,664 females. There are 68,048 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 876 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	3,40,490	1,69,360	1,71,130
Male Population	1,81,826	90,962	90,864
Female Population	1,58,664	78,398	80,266
Total Households	68,048	31,723	36,325
Population Density	876 / km²	529 / km²	2,500 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 2,44,625 literate people and 42,193 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 66,543 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	42,193	20,504	21,689
Literate Population	2,44,625	1,14,968	1,29,657
Illiterate Population	95,865	54,392	41,473
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	66,543	46,076	20,467
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	0	0	0

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Dera Bassi (डेरा बस्सी)
District	S.A.S Nagar
State / UT	Punjab
Railway Station	Dappar
Total Area	389 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	872
Total Population (2011)	3,40,490
Density	876/km²
Total Villages	152